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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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