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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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