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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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