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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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