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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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