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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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