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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

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