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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Algeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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