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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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