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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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