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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

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