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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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