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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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