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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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