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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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