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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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