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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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