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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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