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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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