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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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