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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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