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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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