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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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