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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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