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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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