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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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