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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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