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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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