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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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