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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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