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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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