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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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