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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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