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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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