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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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