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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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