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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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