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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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