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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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