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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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