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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

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