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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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