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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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