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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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