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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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