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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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