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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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