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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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