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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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