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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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