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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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