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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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