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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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