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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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