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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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