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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

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