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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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