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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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