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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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