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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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