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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

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