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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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