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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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