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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

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