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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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