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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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