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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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