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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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