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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

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