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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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