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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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