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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

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