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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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