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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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