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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

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