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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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