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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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