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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

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