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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

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