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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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