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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

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