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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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