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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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