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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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