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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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