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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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