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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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