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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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