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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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