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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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