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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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