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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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