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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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