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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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