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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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