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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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