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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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