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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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