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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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