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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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