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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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