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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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