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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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