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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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