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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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