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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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