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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

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