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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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