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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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