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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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