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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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