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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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