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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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