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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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