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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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