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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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