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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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