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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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