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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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