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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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