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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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