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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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