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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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