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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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