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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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MOOCS And Open Educational Resources