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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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