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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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