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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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