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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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