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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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