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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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