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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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