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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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