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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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