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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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