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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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