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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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