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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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