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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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