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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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