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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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