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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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