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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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