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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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