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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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