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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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