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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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