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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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