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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

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