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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

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