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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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