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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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