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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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