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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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