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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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