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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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