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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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