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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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