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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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