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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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