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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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