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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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