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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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