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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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