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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that 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 institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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