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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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