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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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