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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

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