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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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