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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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