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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

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