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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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