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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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