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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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