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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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