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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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