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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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