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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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