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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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