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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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