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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

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