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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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