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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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