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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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