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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

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