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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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