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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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