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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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