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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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