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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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