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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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