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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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