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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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