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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Turkmenistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

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