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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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