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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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