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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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