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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

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