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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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