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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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