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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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