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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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