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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

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