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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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