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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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