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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

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