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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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