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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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