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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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