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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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