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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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