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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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