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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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