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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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