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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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