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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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