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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

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