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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

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