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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

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