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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

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