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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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