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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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