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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

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