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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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