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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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