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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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