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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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