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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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