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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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