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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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