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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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