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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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