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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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