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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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