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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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