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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

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