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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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