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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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