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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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