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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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