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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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