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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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