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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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