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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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