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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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