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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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