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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student attrition?

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