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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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