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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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