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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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