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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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