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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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