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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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