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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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