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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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