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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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