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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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