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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

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