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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

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