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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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