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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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