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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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