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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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