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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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