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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

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