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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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