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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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