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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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