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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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