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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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