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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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