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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

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