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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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