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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

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