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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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