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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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