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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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