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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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