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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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