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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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