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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

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