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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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