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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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