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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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