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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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