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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

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