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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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