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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

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