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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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