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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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