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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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