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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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