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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

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