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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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