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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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