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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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