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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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