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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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