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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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