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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

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