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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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