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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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