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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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