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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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