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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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