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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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