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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

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