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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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