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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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