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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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