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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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