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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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