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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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