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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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