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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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