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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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