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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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