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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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