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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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