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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

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