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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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