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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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