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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

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