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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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