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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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