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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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