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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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