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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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