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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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