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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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