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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

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