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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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