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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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