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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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