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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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