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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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