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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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