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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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