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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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