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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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