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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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