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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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