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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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