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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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