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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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