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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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