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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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