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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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