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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

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