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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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