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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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