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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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