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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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