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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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