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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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