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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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