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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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