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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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