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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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