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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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