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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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