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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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