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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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