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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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