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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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