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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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