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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

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