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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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