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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

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