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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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