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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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