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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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