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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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