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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

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