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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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