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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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