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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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