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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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