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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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