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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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