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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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