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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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