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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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