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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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