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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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