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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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