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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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