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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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