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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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