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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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