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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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