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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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