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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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