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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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