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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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