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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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