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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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