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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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