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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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