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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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