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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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