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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

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