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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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