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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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