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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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