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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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