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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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