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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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