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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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