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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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