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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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