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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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