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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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