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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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