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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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