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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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