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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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