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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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