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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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