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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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