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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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