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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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