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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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