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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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