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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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