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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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