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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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