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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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