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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

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