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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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