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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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