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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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