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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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