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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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