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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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