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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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