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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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