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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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