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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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