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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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