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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

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