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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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