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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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