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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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