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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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