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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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