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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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