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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

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