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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

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