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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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