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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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