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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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