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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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