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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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