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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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