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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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