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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high attrition?

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