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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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