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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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