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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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