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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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