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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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