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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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