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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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