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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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