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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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