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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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