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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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