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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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