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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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