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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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