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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

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