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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

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