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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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