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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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