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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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