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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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