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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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