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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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