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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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