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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

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