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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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