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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

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