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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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