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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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