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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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