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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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