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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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