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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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