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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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