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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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