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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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