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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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