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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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