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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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