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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bhutan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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