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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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