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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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