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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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