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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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