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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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