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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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