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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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