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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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