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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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