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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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