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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

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