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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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