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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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