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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

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