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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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