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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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